1. Read the statements that follow. To which of these groups do the
statements apply?
• They followed the teachings of Karl Marx.
• They looked forward to a revolution by the working class.
• They called for public ownership of the means of production.
A. anarchists C. pacifists
B. communists D. socialists
2. The graph shows immigration from southern and eastern Europe to the
United States. Which of the following events best explains the trend in
immigration after 1921?
U.S. Immigration, 1918–1926
A. the end of World War I
B. the enactment of a quota system
C. the beginning of the Palmer Raids
D. the onset of an economic recession
3. What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?
A. to spark a communist revolution
B. to round up suspected subversives
C. to end the wave of postwar strikes
D. to stop governmental abuse of civil liberties
4. Which of these groups would have been most likely to come to the defense
of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti after their conviction for murder in
1921?
A. Anti-Defamation League
B. International Workers of the World
C. Ku Klux Klan
D. League of Women Voters
5. Look at the cause-and-effect diagram below. Which of the following belongs
in the oval?
A. Union membership decreased
B. Congress passed antiunion legislation.
C. Business reduced wages of union workers.
D. Returning soldiers took jobs away from union workers.
6. Read the statements below.
• He opened the White House to the public.
• He reduced federal spending and cut taxes.
• His presidency was tarnished by the Teapot
Dome Scandal.
To which of the following presidents do these descriptions apply?
A. Calvin Coolidge
B. Warren G. Harding
C. Herbert Hoover
D. Franklin Roosevelt
7. Look at the diagram below. Which of the following best completes this
diagram?
A. settle war debts through the Dawes Plan
B. become a member of the League of Nations
C. limit global trade to protect American farmers
D. enforce the Roosevelt Corollary in Latin America
8. What was the purpose of the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
A. to help Germany repay its war debts
B. to create an international court of justice
C. to outlaw war as an instrument of national policy
D. to improve relations with the government of Mexico
9. Which of the following describes a cause of the economic boom of the
1920s?
A. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose.
B. Innovations led to the birth of new industries.
C. The majority of farmers saw their incomes rise.
D. Speculators made money on the Florida Land Boom.
10. Which of the following is an essential characteristic of a free enterprise
system?
A. mass production of goods
B. government control of prices
C. private ownership of property
D. union representation of workers
11. Which of the following contributed most to the development of a consumer
culture in the 1920s?
A. normalcy
B. demobilization
C. stock speculation
D. installment buying
12. Which of these innovations contributed most to the development of a
national popular culture in the 1920s?
A. airplanes
B. automobiles
C. plastic
D. radio
13. Which of these grassroots organizations was formed during the 1920s to
educate citizens on public issues?
A. American Civil Liberties Union
B. Anti-Defamation League
C. League of Women Voters
D. National Women’s Party
14. Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington are best known for their contributions
to which kind of music?
A. blues
C. gospel
B. folk
D. jazz
15. The outpouring of creativity among African American poets, writers, and
artists in the 1920s is known as the
A. Jazz Age.
B. Roaring Twenties.
C. Harlem Renaissance.
D. Back-to-Africa movement.
16. Which of these statements best summarizes the situation of American
farmers in the 1920s?
A. Government loans helped many farmers buy land.
B. High crop yields increased most farmers’ incomes.
C. Falling crop prices drove many farmers into bankruptcy.
D. Demand for crops was so high that most farmers could not meet it.
17. Which of these factors contributed least to the divide between rural
traditionalists and urban modernists in the 1920s?
A. Traditionalists often viewed modernist trends as immoral.
B. Many modernists envied the peace and quiet of small-town life.
C. Modernists sometimes mocked traditionalist values as being old-fashioned.
D. Many traditionalists feared losing their children to the glamour of city life.
18. Which of the following statements would most likely have been made by a
traditionalist in support of prohibition?
A.“Alcoholism is a medical, not a legal problem.”
B. “Alcoholism causes crime, violence, and the breakup of families.”
C. “Legalized drinking attracts too many immigrants to the United States.”
D. “Outlawing drinking might encourage city dwellers to move back to rural
areas.”
19. Which of the following statements best explains why many people came to
oppose prohibition?
A. It was too difficult to find speakeasies in large cities.
B. Too few federal agents were hired to enforce the ban on alcohol.
C. The bootlegging industry gave rise to widespread lawlessness and crime.
D. More women began to drink during prohibition than before alcohol was
outlawed.
20. What issue was central to the Scopes trial?
A. whether reciting prayers in public schools is constitutional
B. whether a state can ban the teaching of evolution in public schools
C. whether teaching creationism in public schools is unconstitutional
D. whether a state can require the teaching of creative design in public
schools
Analyzing Sources
Part A Use the information on these circle graphs and what you learned in this
unit to complete these tasks.
2. Discuss two events or factors that could explain the changes you see
between 1900 and 1930.
Part B Use the information in this line graph,
Part A, and what you learned in this unit to complete these tasks.
3. Describe the income trend for agricultural workers shown on the graph.
It goes more to less.
4. Describe the income trend for nonagricultural workers shown on the graph.
It goes down then up again.
5. Compare the average incomes of agricultural and nonagricultural incomes in
1926.
In the income of agricultural is way less than the income of industrial
nonagricultural workers.
6. Explain how the differences you see might have affected the population
trend you described in Part A.